Molecular characterization of Staphylococcus aureus isolates carrying the Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes from Rio de Janeiro hospitals.

abstract：:Candida albicans is an increasingly important bloodstream pathogen. We investigated a cluster of bloodstream infections in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to determine whether nosocomial transmission occurred. Subjects included any patient in the NICU who developed clinically significant bloodstream infection ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Reagan DR,Pfaller MA,Hollis RJ,Wenzel RP

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data about the performance of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry against cryptic Candida species are limited. According to our findings within the C. parapsilosis species complex, microbiologists should be aware that the choice of the instrument is critical for accurate species identification due to the risk of misidentifica...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Haas M,Grenouillet F,Loubersac S,Ariza B,Pepin-Puget L,Alvarez-Moreno CA,Valderrama-Beltrán SL,Lavergne RA,Le Pape P,Morio F

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Potential tigecycline-Enterobacteriaceae susceptibility breakpoints were evaluated using 2 approaches, which differed in the nature of the probabilities assessed by MIC value. Using a previously derived tigecycline population pharmacokinetic model and Monte Carlo simulation, a probability density function of steady-st...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Ambrose PG,Meagher AK,Passarell JA,Van Wart SA,Cirincione BB,Rubino CM,Korth-Bradley JM,Babinchak T,Ellis-Grosse E

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to analyze the outcome of different antibiotic treatments for bacteremia due to CTX-M-type extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli. In a prospective controlled clinical study from October 2002 to April 2005, 22 consecutive cases of bacteremia due to ESBL-producing E....

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Bin C,Hui W,Renyuan Z,Yongzhong N,Xiuli X,Yingchun X,Yuanjue Z,Minjun C

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections has created a need for additional antimicrobial options. Patients at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, who received alternative (nonvancomycin, nonlinezolid) therapy for MRSA infections from January 2004 to D...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Drekonja DM,Traynor LM,DeCarolis DD,Crossley KB,Johnson JR

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro activity of DU-6859a (DU) alone and in combination with various antimicrobials was evaluated against multiresistant enterococci including some isolates with defined gyrA mutations. DU produced rapid in vitro killing against most enterococci that lacked resistance to ciprofloxacin, but it was not bacterici...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Korten V,Erdem I,Murray BE

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed the minimum incubation time required to detect bloodstream infections during a controlled clinical comparison of the performance characteristics of the BacT/Alert aerobic FAN bottle and the standard anaerobic bottle used aerobically except on a selective basis. Blood was collected from adults with ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Cornish N,Kirkley BA,Easley KA,Washington JA

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhinocladiella, a genus of black yeast-like fungi, is related to many infections in humans, including not only mild cutaneous lesions but also fatal brain infections. However, endophthalmitis caused by Rhinocladiella has never been reported by far. Herein, we present the first case of endophthalmitis due to Rhinocladi...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Liu M,Xin X,Li J,Chen S

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid and accurate diagnostic tests for Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) are crucial for management of patients with suspected CDI and for infection control. Enzyme immunoassays for detection of the toxins are routinely used but lack adequate sensitivity. We generated slow off-rate modified aptamers (SOMAmer™ re...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Ochsner UA,Katilius E,Janjic N

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coxiella burnetii, a Gram-negative intracellular bacterium, can give rise to Q fever in humans and is transmitted mainly by inhalation of infected aerosols from animal reservoirs. Serology is commonly used to diagnose Q fever, but the early cellular immune response-i.e., C. burnetii-specific interferon γ (IFN-γ) produ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Schoffelen T,Self JS,Fitzpatrick KA,Netea MG,van Deuren M,Joosten LA,Kersh GJ

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2003, a 10-month-old Ghanaian boy recovered from a Trypanosoma brucei infection, although the patient was not treated with antitrypanosomal drugs. Only T. brucei gambiense and T. brucei rhodesiense are able to infect humans, causing human African trypanosomiasis. The disease is considered 100% fatal if left untreat...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Deborggraeve S,Koffi M,Jamonneau V,Bonsu FA,Queyson R,Simarro PP,Herdewijn P,Büscher P

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This prospective study evaluated the ability of the qPCR Amplidiag® CarbaR+VRE assay to detect Carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacilli (CP-GNB) directly on 1830 rectal swabs extracted using the fully automated platform Amplidiag® Easy instrument. The Amplidiag® CarbaR+VRE assay gave a positive signal for 94 rect...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Nadji S,Gaillot O,Hallaert C,Messaadi S,Loukili N,Naas T,Lemaître N

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellulomonas spp. are often believed to be of low virulence and have never been reported as a pathogen causing human disease before. We report the first case of endocarditis caused by Cellulomonas and complicated with osteomyelitis of the lumbar spine in a 78-year-old woman. General weakness and aggravated lower back ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Lai PC,Chen YS,Lee SS

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aim was to assess growth effects of adrenaline on 32 Helicobacter pylori strains on 2.5% blood agar. By agar-well diffusion and disk diffusion methods, concentration-dependent growth stimulation occurred in ≤50.0% and 36.8% of the strains, respectively. Growth inhibition was less frequent. Most strains were adrena...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Boyanova L,Markovska R,Mitov I

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The FiltraCheck-UT1 (FC) is a disposable colorimetric urine screen for bacteriuria that requires less than 1 min to perform. The results of the FC and two other urine screens, the Bac-T-Screen (BTS) and the Chemstrip LN test strip (LN), were compared with quantitative culture method. A total of 551 urine specimens wer...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Stager CE,Davis JR

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pretreatment of MRC-5 cell monolayers in commercially prepared shell vials with 1% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and 10(-5) mol/L dexamethasone (DEX) was evaluated. Preliminary experiments indicated enhanced infectivity of AD-169 for pretreated MRC-5 cells in shell vials of ages 9 and 16 days. Compared with untreated shel...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Fedorko DP,Ilstrup DM,Smith TF

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four cases of Salmonella prosthetic valve endocarditis have been reported previously in the English medical literature (Fraser et al. 1967; Yamamoto et al., 1974; Shanson et al., 1977; Bassa et al., 1989). This report describes a fifth case in a 62-year-old woman who developed tricuspid valve endocarditis after an epi...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Choo PW,Gantz NM,Anderson C,Maguire JH

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The modified Visuwell Strep-A enzyme immunoassay (EIA) was compared with culture for detection of group-A Streptococcus from throat swabs. Throat swabs in modified Stuarts medium obtained after culture at two institutions were tested in Visuwell. Cumulative results were n = 417, sensitivity 87.8%, specificity 89.9% pr...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Drulak M,Bartholomew W,LaScolea L,Amsterdam D,Gunnersen N,Yong J,Fijalkowski C,Winston S

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trypomastigote forms of Trypanosoma cruzi excrete-secrete several molecules, which are immunodominant during the human infection. This complex antigenic mixture termed TESA (Trypomastigote Excreted-Secreted Antigens) presents a 150-160 kDa band that shows excellent specificity and sensitivity in Chagas' disease diagno...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Matsumoto TK,Cotrim PC,da Silveira JF,Stolf AM,Umezawa ES

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The examination of fecal mucus for detecting yeast cells of Histoplasma capsulatum has proved to be a useful tool for diagnosing disseminated histoplasmosis in paediatric patients in a study of 13 cases carried out in Ecuador. ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Vega W,Almeida R,Miño G,Gené J,Guarro J

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of main virulence genes in Helicobacter pylori strains from 116 patients with peptic ulcers (41 cases) and nonulcer diseases (75) by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with pure cultures and to compare the results with those by multiplex PCR in 39 H. pylori-positive gas...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Boyanova L,Markovska R,Yordanov D,Marina M,Ivanova K,Panayotov S,Gergova G,Mitov I

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirteen adult patients (47-81 yr) with gram-negative bacteremia and normal (less than or equal to 1.5 mg/dl) serum creatinines were treated with 1 or 2 gm of cefotaxime every 8 or 12 hr. The infecting organisms were Escherichia coli (9 strains), Klebsiella pneumoniae (2 strains), and one isolate of Salmonella enterit...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Goodpasture HC,Gerlach EH,Jones RN,Peterie JD

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the performance of a chromogenic agar medium chromID VRE (bioMérieux, Marcy-l'Etoile, France) designed to recover and identify vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) from clinical specimens with bile esculin azide vancomycin (BEAV) agar. For this study, 120 stool specimens were plated on chromID VRE and BE...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Ledeboer NA,Tibbetts RJ,Dunne WM

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of its ability to cause serious and fatal infections, Staphylococcus aureus remains one of the most feared microorganisms. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) has long been a common pathogen in healthcare facilities, but within the past decade, it has emerged as a problematic pathogen in the community setti...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： von Eiff C,Taylor KL,Mellmann A,Fattom AI,Friedrich AW,Peters G,Becker K

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of mycotic keratitis caused by Bipolaris oryzae with predisposing trauma from a foreign body. The fungus was identified by sequencing the internal transcribed spacer region, translation elongation factor 1α (TEF1) gene, and partial glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GPDH) gene, and the species ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Wang L,Al-Hatmi AM,Lai X,Peng L,Yang C,Lai H,Li J,Meis JF,de Hoog GS,Zhuo C,Chen M

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To support antimicrobial stewardship, some healthcare systems have begun creating outpatient antibiograms. We developed inpatient and primary care outpatient antibiograms for a regional health maintenance organization (HMO) and academic healthcare system (AHS). Antimicrobial susceptibilities from 16,428 Enterococcus, ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： McGregor JC,Bearden DT,Townes JM,Sharp SE,Gorman PN,Elman MR,Mori M,Smith DH

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three persons became victims of a serial knife stabbing in a fight. Three months later, one of the victims presented with acute hepatitis. On the fifth day of his admission to the hospital, another victim of this serial stabbing presented to our clinic with acute hepatitis B infection. The patients told that the first...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Bodur H,Onguru P,Akıncı E,Kanyılmaz D,Yetkin A,Ozdemir B,But A,Eren S

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted an open trial of oral ofloxacin, 400 mg q 12 hr, in the treatment of infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other bacteria resistant to traditional oral antibiotics. There were 53 evaluable subjects, 30 having infection of the skin/skin structure, 13 of the respiratory tract, six of bone, and fou...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Eron LJ,Gentry LO

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of VRE has increased dramatically and hematology-oncology patients are at high risk for acquisition of colonization and development of infection. Therefore, we performed a prospective cohort study to determine risk factors for VRE acquisition among hematology-oncology patients. Patients admitted to a sin...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Suntharam N,Lankford MG,Trick WE,Peterson LR,Noskin GA

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nasopharyngeal secretions from 30 infants and children presenting with respiratory tract infection, were tested for rotavirus antigen. Two of 30 children with signs and symptoms of seromucoid nasal secretions, cough, and low grade fever were positive for the antigen. Nasopharyngeal secretions may play a role in the sp...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Fragoso M,Kumar A,Murray DL

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00